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Old 08-11-2010, 11:32 PM   #1
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Default Handmade road sections

I recently put the finishing touches on 9 road sections for Hot Wheels scale Car Wars, and I thought I'd share. I always like to see and hear what the community is up to, and figured most of you would too.

Anyways some photos (external since I can't attach here it seems):

Road Section Pictures!

How I did it, well...
Basically I took 1/8" thick hardboard and overlayed grid paper separated into inch wide squares. Then I cut along the dotted line, more or less, to get the desired shapes I wanted.
After that it was two grades of sandpaper along the edges and bottom.
Next I used some textured spray paint (highly recommended!) to give the sections a rougher feel like real asphalt.
The next spray coat was flat black. Simple enough.
Then I painted on the yellow lines. For this I used a narrow, straight sponge dipped in yellow paint. I went for a rougher, worn look, so as long as the lines were generally in a row I didn't mind if they weren't entirely rectangular and squared at the edges.
I used the same sponge for some slight drybrushing of gray, to raise some of the texture and give the surface a more varied look. The flash from my camera really shows this off, but in person it's not too bad.
Finally I sprayed a clear protective coating to seal in the paint and prevent chipping as Hot Wheels floor it over the surface.
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Old 08-17-2010, 03:02 PM   #2
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Ok, that just looks awesome. Now I feel silly for spending a couple of hours last night making some 11x17 graphics in photoshop [using google-earth satellite images and some free asphalt pics from the net] and printing out a bunch today.

3d is way better, as you've demonstrated.

Now to get some textured spray paint!
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Old 08-17-2010, 04:03 PM   #3
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Thanks I'm really happy with how they turned out, especially for how little effort it was. I have no skill with Photoshop so the 2D printing route wasn't even an option for me, haha. If you get a chance I highly recommend the hardboard approach though.
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Old 08-17-2010, 04:09 PM   #4
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figured my work should not go to waste, so i posted it on picassa web :)

Anyone wanting some thrown-together straight road sections, enjoy.

at 17" long, you'll use just over 1 page per second at 60mph!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lokrobst...02760740642818

ah i should point out that my skill level with photoshop is about a 7 or 8 in GURPS terms, I don't claim it's actually good!
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Old 08-17-2010, 09:43 PM   #5
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Me and my Sharpie -- ha! You've both got me beat!
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